Tank House Beside the Canal at the Crown Glass Works
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Tank House Beside the Canal at the Crown Glass Works
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 12 Apr 2019
Dating from 1883, and now part of the "World of Glass" glassmaking museum, the Victorian Cone House was home to the world’s first continuous glass production tank. The tank house is a Grade II* listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1075879 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1075879 ).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.44958
Longitude
-2.736116